Mark Darr

Mark Darr
19th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
In office
January 11, 2011 – February 1, 2014
GovernorMike Beebe
Preceded byBill Halter
Succeeded byTim Griffin (2015)
Personal details
Born
Mark Alan Darr

(1973-07-03) July 3, 1973 (age 51)
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKimberly Darr
Children2
Residence(s)Springdale, Arkansas
Alma materOuachita Baptist University
ReligionSouthern Baptist

Mark A. Darr (born July 3, 1973) is an American politician from Springdale, Arkansas, who was his state's 19th lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2014. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2010 to succeed Democrat Bill Halter. To win the second-ranking post in state government, he defeated another Democrat, state Senator and former House Speaker Shane Broadway by a margin of 51 to 49 percent.[1]

On February 1, 2014, under sanction for ethics violations involving illegal use of campaign funds, Darr resigned as lieutenant governor.[2]

  1. ^ "For incoming No. 2, politics new territory GOP's Darr eager to start state work". Arkansas Online. November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "It was a bad week for Mark Darr again", arktimes.com; accessed September 26, 2014.